Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530

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Comparing the Nokia Lumia 520 vs Nokia Lumia 530 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia Lumia 530 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Nokia Lumia 520 runs at 1.0 GHz, making Nokia Lumia 530 the better performer.


Display: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 530 offer the same screen size of 4 inches, but Nokia Lumia 520 features a IPS LCD display compared to Nokia Lumia 530's LCD, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 530 feature a 5 MP primary rear camera.


Battery: Both Nokia Lumia 520 and Nokia Lumia 530 offer the same 1430 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Nokia Lumia 520 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Nokia Lumia 530 offers 4 GB, making Nokia Lumia 520 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia Lumia 520 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Nokia Lumia 530 has a rating of 4.

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Nokia Lumia 520
₹7,800
(Out of Stock)
Nokia Lumia 530
₹6,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

26 Apr, 2013
13 Aug, 2014

Performance

Snapdragon S4 Plus
Snapdragon 200
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
800x480 px (HD)
480x854 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1430 mAh
1430 mAh

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4.2/5
(23,439 ratings)
4/5
(2 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 26, 2013
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Windows Phone v8
Windows Phone v8.1

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8227
Qualcomm Snapdragon 200

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz, Krait
Quad core, 1.2 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 305
Adreno 302

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

800x480 px (HD)
480x854 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
245 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.35 %
59.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Design

Height

119.9 mm
119.7 mm

Width

64 mm
62.3 mm

Thickness

9.9 mm
11.7 mm

Weight

124 grams
129 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.428 mm focal length
5 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.428 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2592 x 1944 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1430 mAh
1430 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9.7 Hours(3G) / Up to 17.4 Hours(2G)
Up to 10 Hours(3G) / Up to 13.4 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

SAR Value

Head: 0.86 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Accelerometer